How Easily Can Thermite Actually Melt Steel? - NightHawkInLight

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[TheKingofRandom]

Have you tried elevating the thermite vessel about 1/2" above the plate so it can reach max temp before contact? The steel plate acts as a heat sink as the reaction warms up, and that could be one of the reasons it's not cutting through.

[mrgreenswelding]

most of the thermal heat is gone before it hits the plate. try starting the thermite from the bottom.

[electronicsNmore]

I made Thermite in the past and had very good results. I was surprised when you did not melt out the steel. I used 30 micron aluminum and made my own iron oxide using a cut masonry nail placed in water connected to a wall transformer overnight. You have to dry out all the iron oxide once completed. Great video.

[theCodyReeder]

<*Cracks knuckles*> Looks like I need to do some experiments of my own. ;)

[VisualBasic]

you should light it from the bottom. lighting from the top won't heatup the steel immediately .

[alphaadhito]

Military used military grade thermite not only to decomissioning weapons, but also in combat that its sometimes more effective than high explosive to destroy military object especially cannons because they are much more safe and quiet than high explosive. Simply put a thermite to a cannon breech and the breech is welded shut imposible to open, just like train tracks are welded. Thermite is more likely to weld rather than melt

[detectivepayne]

"when you mix fuel, metal oxide and metal powder in just the right way... it burns at 2000 degrees Celsius, hot enough to cut through almost any barrier known to man, throw some c4 into the mix and you got yourself one deadly combination"-Jordan Tracer

[ashlardarned]

I think you need to give this another shot and have the fuses at the bottom of the thermite pack so it burns bottom up, instead of burning top down. The thermite at the bottom will insulate the burning thermite from the cutting target until the reaction has end. That's likely why you failed to melt the metal.

[gilbet]

In the first part of the video, the thermite was touching the steel. But in a flat container placed upon a flat piece of steel, it won't be able to reach the steel as well. Maybe it also built up ashes at the bottom which insulated it.

[hiphopobenzema]

You should post more of these types of videos. I really enjoyed the scientific aspect of your often engineering based videos.

[ninjaed]

On a myth busters episode they burnt through a car's engine block with a plant pot of thermite. I think your thermite is just bad

[elevatedfilm]

I remember finding this channel many many years ago, when you made some shells but the video's did not even have your voice over. Nice to see how much this channel has grown, and the content still kicks ass.

[TheBackyardScientist]

You know how they weld train tracks with thermite? Ive watched videos where people actually try to weld with thermite and it seems almost impossible. Cody's lab did a good video on it. Have you tried it?

[Jesses]

If you want to cut with thermite, here is something for you to try. Get a small section of black pipe with threads at each end. Just a few inches. Cut a slit all the way down the side. Fill with thermite (you can use paper to keep it from falling though the slit. Thread on an end cap on one end and a end cap with a hole in the other where you will put your fuse (magnum wire works well). Place the slit on what you want to cut and attach the pipe firmly. This will cut horizontally as well. Male sure you have a lot of room to do this and you are far back. It is not uncommon for this set-up to explode.

[bitethebullet]

Your using thermite wrong hate to say. Thats why it doesnt work.

[MetroDET]

I think since the plate had time to heat up while the reaction was starting, it softened the metal and made it more pliable. (Less likely to penetrate.) same thing goes for your hand held rods. Try suspending a clay flower pot over the steel and having it pour onto the plate.

[eriksstrautnieks]

i think it didnt melt steel cuz the flame direction was upwards

[EeroSoralahti]

Do a video on the safety practices you apply when working on projects like this.

[soflokid]

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[TheKillerGamingNinja]

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